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Complete the table and draw the fourth stage of the pattern. The pattern is formed by triangles made of matchsticks.
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7 stepsPart 3.1· 4 steps
Complete the table
Analyze the pattern for "Number of matchsticks".
The sequence is 3, 5, 7. The difference between consecutive terms is and . This is an arithmetic sequence where each term increases by 2.
Complete the "Number of matchsticks" row.
For Pattern 4:
For Pattern 10: Using the rule , for Pattern 10, it's .Complete the "Repeated addition" row.
For Pattern 4:
For Pattern 10:Complete "The rule" row.
For Pattern 4:
For Pattern 10:Here is the completed table:
Pattern number 1 2 3 4 10 Number of matchsticks 3 5 7 Repeated addition 1+2 1+2+2 1+2+2+2 The rule 1+(2×1) 1+(2×2) 1+(2×3)
Part 3.2
Draw the fourth stage in the space provided below
The pattern consists of triangles joined side-by-side.
- Pattern 1: 1 triangle (3 matchsticks)
- Pattern 2: 2 triangles (5 matchsticks)
- Pattern 3: 3 triangles (7 matchsticks)
- Pattern 4: 4 triangles (9 matchsticks)
The fourth stage will be four triangles connected in a row, sharing vertical matchsticks.
/\ /\ /\ /\
/__\/__\/__\/__\
(Please draw this in the provided box, ensuring the triangles are connected.)
Part 3.3· 3 steps
Use the general rule to find the number of matchsticks you will use to build a pattern with 20 triangles.
Identify the general rule from the table.
The general rule for the number of matchsticks () for a given pattern number () is:
Substitute the number of triangles into the rule.
Here, the number of triangles is .
Calculate the number of matchsticks.
The number of matchsticks needed for 20 triangles is .
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